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Creative Derbyshire is on the road! During October and November 2011 ‘Ignite Your Creativity’ Roadshows are taking place across Derbyshire aimed at all creative and enterprising people who are either already in business, about to start a business or who need help turning an idea into a business proposition. Whether you are an individual artist, a freelance creative professional, an established creative business or a new start up – this event is for you!

Delivered in partnership with High Peak Borough Council and High Peak CVS, the Roadshow will offer an opportunity to network with other businesses in and around the High Peak area and provide a chance to find out about local support services available. This is a great opportunity to unlock creative and enterprising ideas in order to maximise your business.

The event will provide:

Business workshops on topics relevant to the creative sector in Derbyshire

Case studies and short presentations from people who have successfully established creative businesses

An opportunity to explore the support available to take your business ideas forward

Light refreshments will also be provided. For further information about the event please emailinfo@creativederbyshire.com or visit www.creativederbyshire.com To book your place at this free event, please click here. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Peaks & Dales Volunteering and Advancement Project

Peaks and Dales is to hold a number of information days throughout the High Peak to promote our 5 year lottery funded project.

Project worker Elaine Hill and Volunteer Claire Robertson have an open invitation for people with disabilities to come along and see what the project has to offer them or how they can get involved to share their skills with others.

The project will be delivering FREE workshops and training courses, throughout the Peaks and Dales to empower individuals to take control in shaping their future, finding out about how to influence community decisions and activities to ensure they are accessible to people with disabilities.

To find out more contact Elaine at New Mills Volunteer Centre, 33-35 Union Rd, New Mills, SK22 3EL. Phone or Text 078058788729 or e-mail pdva.project@dcil.org.uk

Men in Skirts, the Story of the Billerettes.

Bill Weston MBE Founder of the now Famous Billerettes has launched a long requested book entitled ‘Men in Skirts, the Story of the Billerettes.’

The book contains over 75,000 words and over 500 photographs, the vast majority in full colour. It tells the story of the Billerettes from their conception, their development into the various types of event Television, Sport, Theatre and Shows, Carnivals, Weddings, Celebrations and Parties, Presentations to charity organisations over the 36 years to date of their existence.

The appeal of the Billerettes creates a constant demand for their particular form of entertainment and they have to date performed in excess of 1,000 events. They have performed on Manchester United’s Old Trafford football ground, on Stockport County’s football Ground, at Heaton Park, even on Ice at the Manchester Evening News arena as well as in France and a whole multiplicity of venues. Everything they do, they do for charity, although it is difficult to quantify the money they have helped to raise for charity it is estimated in the order of hundreds of thousands.

The Billerettes have had over the years to date, 408 members, they have performed for 102 different charity organisations all are mentioned in the book, over 250 carnivals in 43 carnival venues, at many of which, they are regarded as part of the scenery, 25 Weddings, and over 30 parties.

The Book ‘Men in Skirts, the Story of the Billerettes.’ is now on sale at just £12.50, at various outlets in the High Peak. The details of where it can be purchased is constantly being updated at www.billerettes.org.uk.

Or you can contact Bill Weston MBE on 01298 79305 or E-mail wwestonb@aol.com to find out more.

Hydro success in Ashford

For the first time in decades, electricity is now being produced by harnessing the power of the River Wye in Ashford in the Water. After over two years working to instate hydro power at Ashford Old Mill, the owner Bob Griffiths had his hundred year old turbine reinstalled in the summer, and has just been connected to the National Grid.

“It’s so exciting,” said Bob Griffiths, “I am absolutely delighted with it. The turbine runs perfectly and is almost silent. And the result is 15 kW of green power for 32 homes, and it will save 63 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. It was hard work, but worth it in the end!”

The project has been supported by countryside charity Friends of the Peak District, and Ashford Old Mill featured as a case study site in Friends of the Peak District’s 2010 Peak Power report.

To help support this expansion, Friends of the Peak District helped form the Peak Hydro Forum – a group aiming to raise the profile of micro hydro and share experiences. It meets regularly throughout the year including visiting hydro sites of interest.

The Peak Hydro Forum will be visiting Ashford Old Mill on Saturday 29 October. Please get in touch with Andy Tickle on 0114 266 5822 or email andy@friendsofthepeak.org.uk to find out more.

Derbyshire Carers Breaks: Relaxation & Therapy Event

Derbyshire Carers Breaks Scheme have arranged a Relaxation & Therapy Event on Saturday 12th November. All Derbyshire Carers Breaks events/ workshops are FREE to carers who answer ‘yes’ to the following criteria:

Live in Derbyshire County

Care for more than 14 hours per week

Or their caring role has significant impact on their lives

Are registered as a carer with a Derbyshire County NHS GP surgery

If you would like further information about the Derbyshire Carers Breaks Scheme please contact Kye Bell on 01773 743355 or e–mail michaela@derbyshirecarers.co.uk. Alternatively visit www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk

Blind man to walk on fire with Rams legend Roger Davis

On the 6th November you have the opportunity to walk barefoot over red-hot wood embers measuring around 800 degrees at Derby County’s Pride Park Stadium.

The event will be run by Time4Change and their instructor Cliff Mann has spent 3 decades guiding thousands of people over hot coals and he is recognised as the most experienced firewalking instructor in the UK. Cliff says’ Full 2hr training will take place at 7pm with the firewalk taking place at 9pm. To take part all we ask is that you raise £100 in sponsorship.

For more information or to register contact Sight Support Derbyshire on 01332 287 027 or email fundraising@sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk

Disability Sports Day

A showcase of free “have a go” sport activities for people with disabilities, their family and friends

Sunday 13 November. 10am - 4pm at West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton NG10 4AA

Provided by Erewash Borough Council and West Park Leisure Centre activities include:

Boccia

Trampolines

Curling Table tennis

Chair exercise

For more information call 0115 946 1400 or look online at www.westparkleisurecentre.co.uk

Children England - FREE support opportunities

As part of the Overarching Strategic Partnership Programme you can benefit from free subscription to our highly acclaimed E-news and Workforce Bulletin. Not only will you receive up-to-date policy information and relevant sector news, but you’ll also get to hear about key sector events and consultations.

In addition, as part of this programme we are holding a series of free national events, CWDC/Children England partnership seminars entitled: 'Your Workforce Their Future'.

One of these events is due to take place in Derby on 8th December, with input from Children's Links. For more information about the Overarching Strategic programme, please visit our website

Free LGB&T Action Plans for Derbyshire Organisations

Derbyshire Friend are offering 20 organisations throughout Derby City and Derbyshire the opportunity for a free development and consultation service to create an action plan to more effectively meet the needs of the LGBT people who work in or use their services.

The action plan will look at:

Respect and Understanding

Policy and Practice

Staff, Volunteers & Trustees

Visibility and Involvement

For more information contact the Derbyshire Friend team on Telephone: 01332-207704, Email: info@gayderbyshire.org.uk, or visit our website www.gayderbyshire.org.uk

Promoting Healthier Lifestyles throughout Derbyshire

The Amber Trust Health Trainer service is funded by NHS Derbyshire and offers 1-1 support to help people make healthy lifestyle changes in six key areas:

Stopping smoking

Reducing alcohol

Building confidence

Improving fitness

Healthy eating

Maintaining a healthy weight

With support from a Health Trainer your clients will create a Personal Health Plan to set goals to improve their health. The Health Trainer will encourage the client to access services and activities in their community and can provide ‘buddying’ to appointments and classes.

For further information on this free service for you and your clients please contact Tracy Litchfield, Health Trainer Co-ordinator on 01773 599599, or email tracyl@ambertrust.co.uk or visit our website www.amberturst.co.uk

Free loan of Energy use monitors

DNCC and DCC are offering derbyshire businesses free loan of an energy monitoring kit for 3 months. The kits are of most use to small and medium enterprises and can help companies identify unnecessary power wastage from electrical equipment which could be switched off when not in use.

You can order one to be delivered to your local library for collection - Contact your local library for details or call 01246 207207

Derbyshire Police launches new 101 Non-emergency number

Derbyshire police is today launching a new telephone number which will make it easier for people to get in touch with the force about issues that do not need an emergency response. From today (Monday, October 24), people will be able to contact Derbyshire Constabulary by dialling 101, which replaces the former 0345 123 33 33 non-emergency number.

By calling 101, you will be able to speak to the police force control room of your local police service. Calls from landlines and mobile networks cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day you call or how long you are on the phone.

You should use 101 to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response. For example:

If your car has been stolen

If your property has been damaged

If you want to report a minor traffic collision

If you want to give the police information about crime in your area

If you want to speak to your local officers

General enquiries, like how to join the Special Constabulary or Neighbourhood Watch.

The 0345 123 33 33 number will remain as a way for people to contact Derbyshire Constabulary from overseas and deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired callers can access the service via textphone on 18001 101.

For more information about 101, visit www.derbyshire.police.uk

Derbyshire Police Authority Local Policing Summary

It is one of Derbyshire Police Authority's statutory duties to produce an annual Policing Summary for local distribution across the Force area. If you would like to receive a copy of this Summary please contact Sarah Greensmith, Community Engagement Officer on 01773 733774, email sarah.greensmith.4841@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk or view the information on our website

Trustees' Week 2011

This year, Trustees’ Week is being held from Monday 31 October to Sunday 6 November. Trustees’ Week 2011 is the second annual celebration of trusteeship, to highlight the great work that trustees do and to draw attention to the opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a real difference.

The Charity Commission organises Trustees’ Week in partnership with us at the Small Charities Coalition and Charity Trustee Networks, along with a number of other national bodies. For more information on Trustees’ Week, do go to their website at www.trusteesweek.org.uk.

The Trustees’ Week website lists events that are taking place around the country and has inspirational stories from other trustees. If you’d like to post details of an event on the website please email trusteesweek@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk

You’ll also find promotional material on the website if you want to publicise any activity you are doing for the week.

Also this year you can take the Trustee Week Challenge! We have grouped our challenges into 3 categories and will award a prize to the best contributor in each one – so if you do one or more things from each category you increase your chances of being a prize winner!! We’ll also award an ‘overall winner’ prize to our favourite Trustees’ Week Challenger!

To find out more about the Trustee Week Challenge visit our website

£50m to shelter VCS from funding cuts

BIG is announcing at least £50m of extra funding to support hundreds of vital Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) projects in England deal with the impact of funding cuts.

The full impact on the VCS of cutbacks is still to come according to the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) which estimates that voluntary and community groups will face a reduction in public funding of over £900 million by 2016, losing a total of £2.8 billion in that period.

In response BIG has increased funding through the existing Reaching Communities and Awards for All programmes, making an extra 650 awards, and in the coming weeks will be offering grants of up to £10,000 to around 1,000 eligible BIG grant holders who have received more than 12 months funding from us and are in the last 18 months of their project. These grants will allow projects to review the way they work and explore ways of becoming more sustainable.

Projects coming to the end of their grant that are having a particularly significant impact will also be eligible to apply for an additional year's worth of funding to continue their project and carry out plans to make their projects more sustainable in the long term.

All eligible grant holders will be sent an e-mail about applying to the Supporting Change and Impact fund this week with details of how they can apply, so keep an eye on your inbox.

More information can be found on the Big Blog here

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